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            <title><![CDATA[German AfD surge makes a Tidö-style deal unlikely in Germany]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Alternative for Germany continues to grow and the ruling Christian Democrats are shrinking - but a German Tidö Agreement is not currently in the cards. In some places, the other parties may need to make common cause to keep the far right out. All against one.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:16:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expert: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt is a huge symbolic breakthrough]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The German far-right party AfD's landslide victory in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt is also making a big impact nationally. "It's a huge thing symbolically," political science professor Ann-Kristin Kölln tells TT. Now a tricky government formation awaits in the federal state.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:34:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AfD Landslide in Saxony-Anhalt Sends Shockwaves Through German Politics, Expert Says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The German far-right AfD's landslide victory in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt is also having a major impact nationally. It's a huge symbolic thing, says political science professor Ann-Kristin Kölln to TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:46:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Democracy's last bullet in Germany - can Merz deliver?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Germany suffers from the EU's most expensive healthcare system, stagnant growth and a pension system that is considered in urgent need of reform. The government is plagued by internal battles, while the right-wing nationalist AfD is reaching record highs in public opinion polls. Despite the new government being in office for just over a year, not much has happened, says political scientist Ann-Kristin Kölln.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:46:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Democracy's last bullet in Germany - can Merz deliver?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Germany is suffering from the EU's most expensive healthcare system, stagnant growth, and a pension system that is considered to be in urgent need of reform. The government is plagued by internal battles - while the right-wing nationalist AfD is reaching record levels in public opinion. Despite just over a year in office, not much has happened, says political scientist Ann-Kristin Kölln.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[German Bundestag Rejects Merz as Chancellor, Signaling Discontent]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The German Bundestag does not put forward Friedrich Merz as the new Chancellor. The result is surprising. It is astonishing. I had not counted on that, says Ann-Kristin Kölln, professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 08:58:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expert: Only One Coalition Possible for Merz]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After the German election, a government formation is awaited where the second-largest party is excluded from the negotiations. Actually, there is only one coalition on the table, says German political science professor Thomas Sommerer.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:36:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fateful Election in Germany: "Europe's Future is at Stake"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The game plan has been turned upside down, old alliances are being hollowed out and a new world order is taking shape, where might makes right. Today, Germany is going to the polls – feeling its way through its role in the new reality. My image is that Berlin is in a state of shock, says Ann-Kristin Kölln, professor of political science at the University of Gothenburg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:18:46 GMT</pubDate>
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